title: Hadron therapy information sharing prototype.
abstract: The European PARTNER project developed a prototypical system for sharing hadron therapy data. This system allows doctors and patients to record and report treatment-related events during and after hadron therapy. It presents doctors and statisticians with an integrated view of adverse events across institutions, using open-source components for data federation, semantics, and analysis. There is a particular emphasis upon semantic consistency, achieved through intelligent, annotated form designs. The system as presented is ready for use in a clinical setting, and amenable to further customization. The essential contribution of the work reported here lies in the novel data integration and reporting methods, as well as the approach to software sustainability achieved through the use of community-supported open-source components.
authors.affiliation: CERN, European Organization for Nuclear Research, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland. faustin.roman@medaustron.at
authors.forename: Faustin Laurentiu
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Roman
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Abler
authors.forename: Vassiliki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kanellopoulos
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Amoros
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: Manjit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dosanjh
authors.forename: Raj
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jena
authors.forename: Norman
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kirkby
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Peach
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Salt
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information; D000465:Algorithms; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods*; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008490:Medical Informatics; D061766:Proton Therapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012984:Software
keywords: cancer informatics; data federation; eHealth; hadron therapy; proton therapy; web portal